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This month’s ‘blood moon’ eclipse to be the longest of the century
Lunar lovers, rejoice. The longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century is taking place this month, and will briefly turn the Moon an eerie shade of red.
NASA explains the entire event will go on for about four hours, while the ‘blood moon’ phenomenon itself will be visible for an hour and 43 minutes at its peak.
July is a busy skywatching month. Our top picks:
-Earth at aphelion on the 6th,
-A grazing occultation of Aldebaran by the Moon for the Great Lakes on the 10th,
-A partial solar eclipse for Tasmania on the 13th,
-Mars at opposition & a total lunar eclipse July 27th. More to come! pic.twitter.com/HyyA9Bo40J
— Dave Dickinson
